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County or areaNorth Lanarkshire
Postcode districtML7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 35 min4:29 am – 10:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 6 h 59 min8:43 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,464 residentsin the Harthill and Salsburgh census areaMedian age 45.91,643 households52% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright39% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 1,651 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages15% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 3%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,121 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January65 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 2 to 8°CNDecember: 0 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHM Prison Shottshistoric site · 2.4 miForrestburn Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miKnoweheadhill · 1.2 miCant Hillshills · 2.2 miRiven Lochlake · 3.6 miShepherd's Hillhill · 2.4 miAuchterhead Mure Covenanters Monumenthistoric site · 4.9 miRedmire Lochlake · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPolkemmet Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 68 haStane Gardenspark · 2.0 mi · 11 haBedlormie Neighborhood Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 20 Jun 200334 mi away, Aberfoyle, CentralMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 26 Jul 202123 mi away, Penicuik, MidlothianSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 9.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,759 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation228 m748 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 201 to 268 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTippethill Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryForestbank Medical Partnership1.2 miPharmacyBoots UK LTD1.2 miDentistStation Dental Practice2.2 miPolice stationStrathclyde PoliceShotts2.1 miCash machineEastfield Filling Station, Shottsunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAlexander Peden Primary1.1 miPrimaryGreenrigg Primary School1.6 miSecondaryCalderhead High School2.0 miSource: Scottish Government, school contact details
Getting aroundAirportEdinburgh Airport EDI17 miRailway stationShotts2.2 miBus stationLinnhe CrescentPather8.0 miFerryRosyth Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops9 within a mileCar park92 Dyfrig Street ParkingShotts1.8 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationShotts2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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